2022
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1949451/v1
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Prevalence of Dyslipidaemia using Serum and Salivary Lipids among Primary School Children aged 5 to 12 Years, in Sokoto, Nigeria

Abstract: Saliva is secreted by the salivary gland, and as a screening medium, saliva offers more advantages over serum for the determination of lipid levels as documented in previous studies.Prevalence of dyslipidaemia is rising especially in the developing world, where 80% are said to be at risk for dyslipidaemia. Dyslipidaemia can be traced to childhood for any adult suffering complication from the lipid abnormality. More so, the 2011 experts on integrated guidelines for cardiovascular risk reduction on lipid screeni… Show more

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